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Students at St. Paul Catholic School in Valparaiso have published their first 2005 color issue of Kids' Link, a mini-magazine, under the guidance of school parents Dee Gruszka and Alice Meyer.Fourth-grader Jack Sommer interviewed Valparaiso Police Chief Michael Brickner at his office. Brickner said he loves his job because he 'works with good people.'
Seventh-graders published fiction pieces. Joe Kaminski's 'Ruby Madness,' Peter Nicksic's 'The Barbie Attack' and Katie Sommer's 'Zap!' provide fun reading.
Second-grader Marisa Negrelli-German is the designated joke collector for the kids' magazine. At any time of day, Marisa can be seen stopping students and asking them to tell her a joke, as she researches new material.
Kids' Link is also peppered with a variety of jokes from other writers.
Second-grader Marie Wirsing, the travel reporter for the publication, wrote about her recent family trip to Paris.
Cartoonist and fourth-grader Laura Gruszka created a witty Valentine dilemma, and Stephanie Krol, also a fourth-grader, listed the Top 10 Web sites for kids.
Fourth-grader Natalie Wirsing wrote about pandas.
Avid reader and book reviewer Hannah Scupham, grade 8, established a five-star rating system for books and named her recommendations in her 'Great Teen Reads.'
Ana Nicksic, grade 5, wrote about Mission Week at SPCS and asked her classmates, Sara and Carrie Clark, what they learned about Peru during the school project.
Second-graders Mary Cobble, Jennifer Gough, Erin Thomas and Emma Mazurek also contributed to the piece. Cobble wrote 'School Families;' Gough created a word search. Thomas wrote about her favorite pet, and Mazurek wrote about her love of tae kwon do.
Sports also are a big part of the Kids' Link. Mary Bobos, grade 4, wrote 'Competitive Gymnastics,' informing readers about the successes of SPCS students in the Horizon Gymnastics program.
Fifth-grader Sara Clark wrote about the fifth-grade boys' CYO victory, and third-grader Mikaela Meyer authored 'Steelhead Basketball.'
Seventh-grader Joey Funk and third-graders Theresa Kay and Daniel Azar reviewed movies. Seventh-graders T.J. Horn and Joe Kaminski and Paul Sanoyavich, a mysterious pen name for an anonymous student, critiqued video games.
Madeline Buynak, grade 3, and Kaitie Bragg, grade 5, created crossword puzzles.
Livy Crim, grade 2, submitted her poem called 'Flowers,' and Elisabeth Parroquin and Brittany Sabol, grade 4, published their artwork entitled 'A Study in Contrasts: Country Life versus City Life.'
Sierra Cole, Carrie Clark, Gabby Healy, Ryan Thomas, Alex Rastovski and Nina Diana Hartman interviewed teachers.
James Kaminski shared his insights about fun things to do in the winter in his piece, 'Snow Much Fun.'
With spring around the corner, the SPCS community looks forward to the next amazing issue of Kids' Link.
Contact Nancy Scannell at spiritrun@comcast.net
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